Suppose there had been a leak from the Supreme Court early Thursday morning: the court was about to issue its long-awaited decision in the DACA case on the fate of nearly 700,000 young immigrants known as the “Dreamers”; the vote was 5 to 4; and the majority opinion was by Chief Justice John Roberts.
But the leaker didn’t know, or wouldn’t say, which way the case came out. Ladies and gentlemen, place your bets. Among the Dreamers and their supporters, hearts would have been in their throats..